English Vocabulary Exercises | Everyday Problems

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Exercise 1

What do we say when something goes wrong or doesn’t work?

1. The pipe in my kitchen is —runningleaking.
   a. running
   b. leaking
2. I got in an accident and —bruiseddented my bumper.
   a. bruised
   b. dented
3. My phone battery —diedended.
   a. died
   b. ended
4. I fell and —dentedbruised my arm.
   a. dented
   b. bruised
5. I spilled some wine and —brokestained the tablecloth.
   a. broke
   b. stained
6. Our washing machine —broke downcame off.
   a. broke down
   b. came off
7. I —chippedbanged a tooth while I was eating dinner .
   a. chipped
   b. banged
8. We —ran out ofended up gas on the way to work.
   a. ran out of
   b. ended up
9. I forgot my keys so now I’m —stuck outlocked out of my apartment.
   a. stuck out
   b. locked out
10. I —bumpedcollided my head on the kitchen cupboard.
    a. bumped
    b. collided

 

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ANSWERS

1. leaking
2. dented
3. died
4. bruised
5. stained
6. broke down
7. chipped
8. ran out of
9. locked out
10. bumped

 

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